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  • Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, and Paul Giamatti in The Illusionist (2006)

    1. The Illusionist

    20061h 50mPG-1368Metascore
    7.5 (399K)
    In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing.
    DirectorNeil BurgerStarsEdward NortonJessica BielPaul Giamatti
  • Michael Peña and Ashlyn Sanchez in Crash (2004)

    2. Crash

    20041h 52mR66Metascore
    7.7 (457K)
    Racial tensions collide in a collection of intertwined stories involving residents of Los Angeles.
    DirectorPaul HaggisStarsDon CheadleSandra BullockThandiwe Newton
  • Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Benicio Del Toro, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, and Clive Owen in Sin City (2005)

    3. Sin City

    20052h 4mR74Metascore
    8.0 (811K)
    An exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption.
    DirectorsFrank MillerQuentin TarantinoRobert RodriguezStarsMickey RourkeClive OwenBruce Willis
  • Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

    4. Zero Dark Thirty

    20122h 37mR95Metascore
    7.4 (333K)
    A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.
    DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJessica ChastainJoel EdgertonChris Pratt
  • Anthony Hopkins, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jake Gyllenhaal in Proof (2005)

    5. Proof

    20051h 40mPG-1364Metascore
    6.7 (47K)
    The daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician, recently deceased, tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity. Complicating matters are one of her father's ex-students, who wants to search through his papers, and her estranged sister, who shows up to help settle his affairs.
    DirectorJohn MaddenStarsGwyneth PaltrowAnthony HopkinsHope Davis
  • Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, and Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men (1992)

    6. A Few Good Men

    19922h 18mR62Metascore
    7.7 (305K)
    A military lawyer intends to prove that two US Marines charged with murdering a fellow Marine were only following their base commander's orders.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsTom CruiseJack NicholsonDemi Moore
  • Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunrise (1995)

    7. Before Sunrise

    19951h 41mR79Metascore
    8.1 (363K)
    A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
    DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeJulie DelpyAndrea Eckert
  • Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, and Renée Zellweger in Cold Mountain (2003)

    8. Cold Mountain

    20032h 34mR73Metascore
    7.2 (161K)
    In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.
    DirectorAnthony MinghellaStarsJude LawNicole KidmanRenée Zellweger
  • Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell in Scent of a Woman (1992)

    9. Scent of a Woman

    19922h 36mR57Metascore
    8.0 (356K)
    A prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.
    DirectorMartin BrestStarsAl PacinoChris O'DonnellJames Rebhorn
  • Life as a House (2001)

    10. Life as a House

    20012h 5mR45Metascore
    7.4 (47K)
    When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.
    DirectorIrwin WinklerStarsHayden ChristensenKevin KlineKristin Scott Thomas
  • Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)

    11. The Usual Suspects

    19951h 46mR76Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    The sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.
    DirectorBryan SingerStarsKevin SpaceyGabriel ByrneChazz Palminteri
  • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)

    12. The Matrix

    19992h 16mR73Metascore
    8.7 (2.2M)
    When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
    DirectorsLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne Moss
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

    13. The Grand Budapest Hotel

    20141h 39mR88Metascore
    8.1 (934K)
    A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.
    DirectorWes AndersonStarsRalph FiennesF. Murray AbrahamMathieu Amalric
  • Tom Cruise in Minority Report (2002)

    14. Minority Report

    20022h 25mPG-1380Metascore
    7.6 (606K)
    John works with the PreCrime police which stop crimes before they take place, with the help of three 'PreCogs' who can foresee crimes. Events ensue when John finds himself framed for a future murder.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom CruiseColin FarrellSamantha Morton
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Gabriel Byrne, Gérard Depardieu, Jeremy Irons, and John Malkovich in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)

    15. The Man in the Iron Mask

    19982h 12mPG-1349Metascore
    6.5 (185K)
    The cruel King Louis XIV of France has a secret twin brother whom he keeps imprisoned. Can the twin be substituted for the real king?
    DirectorRandall WallaceStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJeremy IronsJohn Malkovich
  • Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander in The Light Between Oceans (2016)

    16. The Light Between Oceans

    20162h 13mPG-1360Metascore
    7.2 (62K)
    A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from a drifting rowing boat.
    DirectorDerek CianfranceStarsMichael FassbenderAlicia VikanderRachel Weisz
  • Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

    17. Glengarry Glen Ross

    19921h 40mR84Metascore
    7.7 (123K)
    An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.
    DirectorJames FoleyStarsAl PacinoJack LemmonAlec Baldwin
  • Kevin Costner in Mr. Brooks (2007)

    18. Mr. Brooks

    20072hR45Metascore
    7.2 (161K)
    A well-respected businessman is sometimes controlled by his murder and mayhem-loving alter ego.
    DirectorBruce A. EvansStarsKevin CostnerDemi MooreWilliam Hurt
  • 8 Mile (2002)

    19. 8 Mile

    20021h 50mR77Metascore
    7.2 (341K)
    Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
    DirectorCurtis HansonStarsEminemBrittany MurphyKim Basinger
  • Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jackman in The Fountain (2006)

    20. The Fountain

    20061h 37mPG-1351Metascore
    7.1 (254K)
    As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi.
    DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsHugh JackmanRachel WeiszSean Patrick Thomas
  • Richard Gere and Debra Winger in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

    21. An Officer and a Gentleman

    19822h 4mR75Metascore
    7.1 (66K)
    A young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.
    DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsRichard GereDebra WingerDavid Keith
  • Lena Olin in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

    22. The Unbearable Lightness of Being

    19882h 51mR73Metascore
    7.2 (40K)
    A doctor in 1968 Prague struggles with monogamy to his wife's frustration, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives.
    DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsDaniel Day-LewisJuliette BinocheLena Olin
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)

    23. Gone with the Wind

    19393h 58mG97Metascore
    8.2 (349K)
    A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
    DirectorVictor FlemingStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas Mitchell
  • George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

    24. From Dusk Till Dawn

    19961h 48mR48Metascore
    7.2 (359K)
    Two criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results.
    DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsHarvey KeitelGeorge ClooneyJuliette Lewis
  • Vertigo (1958)

    25. Vertigo

    19582h 8mPG100Metascore
    8.2 (448K)
    A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartKim NovakBarbara Bel Geddes

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